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Speedstar 1000
Quick User Guide

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  • Page 1 Speedstar 1000 Quick User Guide...
  • Page 2: Install The Printer Driver

    Install the printer driver There are two ways for installing the printer software. One is installing the printer as a USB device, however this process doesn’t always work, as the driver software may conflict with previously installed USB printer softwares. The best way to install the printer is installing it as a network printer.
  • Page 3 3. As the installer starts, Windows will prompt for permission. Click ’Yes’: 4. The setup console will start: 5. Click ’Install printer software’ and accept the terms in the license agreement, then click ’Next’.
  • Page 4 6. When asked, select 'network printer'.
  • Page 5 7. The installation will begin and a new window will pop-up to configure the printer’s IP address. 8. Use the following IP address (127.0.0.1) settings and click ’Next’:...
  • Page 6 9. Another window will pop-up to confirm that you really wish to use the given IP address. Click ’Yes’ 10. As the printer is not connected a window will appear stating, that the software is unable to connect to the printer. It will ask, whether to retry.
  • Page 7 11. After that the installer will finish and a new window will appear. 12. At the bottom of this new window there are two checkboxes ’Print Test Page’ and ’Set this printer as default’. Uncheck both boxes and click ’Reboot’. This will restart your computer.
  • Page 8 13. After restart open the Windows Start menu and open the ’Devices and Printers’ menu: 14. From your list of printers select the SpeedStar printer. Open the device options with the mouse right button click and select ’Printer properties’...
  • Page 9 15. In the device properties window go to the ’Ports’ tab. In the list below you will see that the printer is configured with a network connection (IP_127.0.0.1 Universal TCP/IP Port). From the list select the USB001 – Virtual printer port. At the bottom the ’Enable bidirectional support’...
  • Page 10 16. Click ’Apply’ and connect your printer to your PC with a USB cable. The printer is ready to use and you can also access the printer Toolbox for further changes, if required. During setup the software may ask for 'Run firmware update'. Please select 'No'. Before printing do not forget to create custom sizes when printing.
  • Page 11: Driver Specifications - Printer Preferences

    Driver Specifications – Printer Preferences General Tab Orientation: Portrait(default), Landscape, Rotate 180° and Mirrored Copies: Lets you choose the number of copies to be printed. If choose the reverse order then the jobs starts printing after the last page is arrived. Print Speed: 6IPS is the Best quality mode with 1600*1600 dpi.
  • Page 12 Layout Tab Resizing – Lets you specify the Original Size or Custom Resize: lets you resize the original as a % of normal size. The printer will print the document in the size you selected regardless of the size of the paper selected.
  • Page 13 Media Tab Printing Adjustments: Allows you to make minor positioning changes to the print area in relation to the media if needed. NOTE: Only works on jobs using less than the full print area (less than 8.5" wide). Media Layout: Possible to set what kind of print jobs will arrive.
  • Page 14 Import/Export -14-...
  • Page 15 Label printing, generating print jobs. For printing labels the operator has two options: Print label from a labeling/graphical or other software Print labels from print jobs. Printing labels from software Printing labels from any kind of software is quite easy. The operator just needs to set all preferences within the Speedstar Series Driver (paper size, printing speed, number of copies, etc.) Printing labels from print jobs.
  • Page 16: Buttons And Led Signals

    Buttons and Led signals The first button from the left is the Power button, with an integrated Green led. The second button is the Cancel / Clear Error with a Red led and the last one is the Feed/Unfeed with a Yellow led. The power button only sorts two GPIO pins so it does not require any kind of software for its operation, consequently it can be used to power on the engine during the manufacturing process even if there is no firmware on the machine.
  • Page 17 Toolbox On the welcome screen you can set your language and see the left side the status panel of the engine. If the engine is ONLINE then can print and do anything. -17-...
  • Page 18: User Interface

    User Interface Provides access to the Printer User Control screen. From this screen you can Clear Errors, Cancel a Job, Reset the Job Counter, and Reset the Page Counter. You can also perform some maintenance and operating tasks such as: Clear Error: If the engine is in error status, possible to delete with this button.
  • Page 19 Diagnostics From this screen you can see the current status of your Printer. You can also: Print Sample Page – Prints type and color bands to check print quality. Print Configuration Page – Shows the current configuration of the Printer including Firmware Version, Network Connection, Printer Serial Number and more.
  • Page 20: Ink Usage

    Ink Usage Allows you to monitor the estimated amount of ink left in each of the five Ink Tanks. You can monitor ink use and consumption and schedule Tank changes (saving down-time during a print run.) NOTE – Ink Usage only works when you start with a new Tank and leave it in the Printer -20-...
  • Page 21: Network Configuration

    Network configuration On this page will see the actual engine network configurations. Speedstar driver installation is happening via USB cable. All machines have their own USB AB cable. Every machine's IP address is configurable from the toolbox. The toolbox is working only via USB_AB cable. Any change of the Network settings menu in the toolbox needs to be saved with the submit button.

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